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ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 global multi-industrial manufacturing leader with revenues totaling $14.3 billion in 2017. The company's seven industry-leading segments leverage the unique ITW Business Model to drive solid growth with best-in-class margins and returns in markets where highly innovative, customer-focused solutions are required. ITW has approximately 50,000 dedicated colleagues in operations around the world who thrive in the company's unique, decentralized and entrepreneurial culture. We offer unparalleled access to challenging opportunities in high-growth, diverse industries and markets around the world.

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Job Description

The Operations Manager is a key position responsible for all operations functions: Assembly, Manufacturing Engineering, Purchasing, Warehousing, Quality and Facilities Maintenance. Performance is measured by this person’s ability to motivate and inspire
a highly effective team to execute against annual goals that are derived from year-on-year continuous improvement. Key performance indicators include customer facing metrics such as on-time-delivery, quality and lead time to financial metrics such as months
on hand, slow and obsolete inventory and conversion costs. This position must effectively utilize The ITW Toolbox of core business philosophies to drive improvement and have strong alignment with the ITW values of integrity, trust, simplicity and shared risk.

Responsibilities

Buehler is seeking a driven, action-orientated leader that will execute in the short-term to deliver step-change improvements in product quality, lead times and delivery. Long term operations optimization demonstrating continuous improvement for other
customer facing metrics, inventory metrics, efficiency and cost savings for a dynamic, growing business are needed. To this end, the manager must develop a highly engaged team but must also be willing, able and experienced enough to take personal action when
necessary. Specific job responsibilities are as follows:

Deliver against annual and long term Operational Excellence goals by developing strategies and project plans to drive cost savings, continuous process improvements, strategic sourcing results, and customer facing metrics that align with the division’s growth
strategy.

Develop and maintain the highest level of ITW Toolbox knowledge and experience within the Operations Team through quarterly project planning, execution and measurable improvements, train-the-trainer activities and performance recognition.

Annual financial planning, analysis and performance; responsible for delivering against revenue and costs that support of division P&L.

Perform short and long-term resource and capacity planning to ensure Buehler can meet current and future sales and operating obligations.

Collaborate with global leadership team to drive continuous improvement in customer facing metrics that continue to ensure a highest level of quality, customer satisfaction and competitive differentiation.

Committed to developing a collaborative team environment and culture of employee engagement.

Hires, trains, develops and evaluates staff, taking corrective action as necessary on a timely basis in accordance with company policies.

Actively participate in New Product Development teams and provide leadership and sign-off in every phase; early phases to provide “voice of operations” feedback and later phases to ensure flawless execution from development to delivery.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Work collaboratively with global warehouse and manufacturing sites to ensure needs of global customers are met or exceeded; often take a leading role to coordinate and report global operations results and performance.

Highest level of commitment to employee and workplace safety and commitment to risk prevention and elimination.